Folding bed.



P. G. HUBERT.

FOLDING BED. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1'2, 1907.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

r 0 fr. J /W/ J 6/73/ 26 PHILIP e. HUBERT, or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FOLDING BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Application filed Aiigust 12, 1907. Serial No. 388,101.

provements in Recess-Beds, of which-the folowing is a specification. I My invention relates to-a combination of a folding bed and a recess therefor-and the prime object thereof is toipr'ovide such a combination that the bed may be folded up 'intothe recess and further that the recess may be used as a clothes closet with free access thereto.

.A further object is to provide automatic ventilation openings so that the bed'may be thoroughly ventilated while folded up into the recess.

I accom lish these objects by means of the device escribed herein'and illustrated in I the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1,isa sectional plan view of my recess bed in its closed position. Fig. 2,-is

a verticalsection of the same taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, i's a plan view of the device in its openposition. Fig. a is a sectional elevation-of the same taken on line 4-4 of Fig.3.

In theldrawings 5 .designates a recess opening from a room 6 and having back and side walls 7; f A casing Sis provided aroundthe opening of the recess to impart'to the same a finished ap earance. Secured by hinges 9 to one side 0 casing 8 is a bed box 10 whic is adapted to neatly close the opening of the recess and fit into and over casing 8 as shownin Figs. 1 and 2. Box 10 is adapted to swing outwardly 'onhinges 9 to such a position as is shown in Figs. 3.and 4 and to thereby give ready access to recess 5 behind it. Box 10 is provided with a bed frame 11 pivoted at 12 tothe box and which is adapted to be swung downwardly to a horizontal position in the usual manner when it is desired to be used. Box 10 is provided on its upper end with a hinged closure 12 fora ventilating opening 13, the closure being adapted to behel in its open position by posts 14 of bed frame 11, a curved rod 15 on.

ventilation opening 13 and thence through flue 16, ventilating the bed and the bed clothes thereon (not shown) while the bed is in its closed position during the day. Becess 5 is slightly deeper than is actually required 'forthe reception of bed box 10 and is provided with a shelf 17 and clothes rods 18 and 19 behind the box. hinged at 20 and are supported by braces 21 so that they may be swung outwardly to the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4 in order to render easy 'access to the clothes hun thereon (not shown). Rod 19 is rigidly af ixed to side walls 7 From the foregoing description it will be observed that I -have provided a bed which answers all the requirements of the usual folding bed with the additional advantage that it is thoroughly ventilated when not in use. It will also .be noticed that the ventilation opening is closed while the bed is in use thus obviating any undue. draft over the persons using the same. When the bed is swung outwardly so as to expose the recess, a clothes closet is opened up which is far more convenient than the usual clothes closet in that perfect access is afforded to the same across the whole front of the recess. As a clothes closet is usually limited in its utility by accessibility to the objects hung therein and not by its mere holding capacity it will be manifest that my improved recess has far reater utility than the usual clothes closet 0% larger floor dimensions.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A recess bed, comprising a structure having a recess therein provided with a ventilating flue leading therefrom, a box closure for said recess, said box being provided with a ventilatin o ening and a closure therefrom, and a e frame pivotally mounted in said box and adaptedto hold said closure open when in its f0 ded' position.

. 2. A closet bed comprisin a wall having a recess provided with a venti ating flue therein, a closure hinged to one side of the opening of the recess, said closure comprising a box extending part1 into the' recess open on its outer face and aving a ventilating openin in its top within the recess, a closure for sai ventilating opening hinged to said box, and a bed frame pivoted at the lower end of said box, said frame --contacting with said last Clothes rods 18 are named closure to open the ventilating openrecess therein, said recess having a ventilating llue leading from the top thereof, a elosure for said recess hinged to one side of the recess opening, said closure comprising a frame and an own faced box extending into the recess and iaving a ventilating opening in its top, a closure for said ventilating open- A ed to said box, said ventilation eloing hing sure being normally in its closed position, a contact rod mounted on said ventilation closure, and a bed frame pivoted in said box and adapted toswing downwardly and out- 5 wardly therefrom, said frame contacting with said rod to hold said ventilation closure 1 in its open position when the frame is in its folded )osition. 4. The combination with a recessed struc ture of an open front bod box hinged at one side of said recessed structure and adapted to 1 close the front thereof a bed frame pivotally mounted in said box, there being a ventilating opening formed in said box and opening into said recess, and a closure for said openling which is automatically opened by the I folding of the bed into the box. i In witness that I claim the fore oing I I have hereunto subscribed my name t liS 5th day of August 1907. p

' PHILIP G. HUBERT.

Witnesses l EDMUND A. STRAUSE,

OLLIE PALMER. 

